The Bob Newhart Show

The Bob Newhart Show

1972
The Bob Newhart Show
The Bob Newhart Show

The Bob Newhart Show

8.1 | en | Comedy

The Bob Newhart Show is an American situation comedy produced by MTM Enterprises, which aired 142 original episodes on CBS from September 16, 1972, to April 1, 1978. Comedian Bob Newhart portrays a psychologist having to deal with his patients and fellow office workers. The show was filmed before a live audience.

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EP22  Happy Trails to You
Apr. 01,1978
Happy Trails to You

Bob gives up his psychological practice in Chicago to become a professor at a small college in Oregon.

EP21  Crisis in Education
Mar. 11,1978
Crisis in Education

At the school where Emily works, low reading scores prompt indignant outbursts and threats from angry parents. Principal Phil Bannister flees their wrath by going on an extended fishing trip—but not before he tells Emily to handle the crisis.

EP20  Carol Ankles for Indie-Prod
Mar. 04,1978
Carol Ankles for Indie-Prod

On the eve of being announced ""Secretary of the Year,"" Carol informs Bob that she's leaving his employ.

EP19  It Didn't Happen One Night
Feb. 18,1978
It Didn't Happen One Night

Bob's friends close ranks to ""protect"" Emily Hartley when a handsome old flame pays her a very warm visit.

EP18  Easy for You to Say
Feb. 11,1978
Easy for You to Say

Paul Billingham—known to his radio fans as Ralph Alfalfa, the Happy Farmer—comes to Bob because of his stuttering problem. On radio, he practiced several unseen rhythmic devices to mask his problem, but a new television opportunity threatens to expose his problem with disastrous results.

EP17  Emily Carlin, Emily Carlin
Feb. 04,1978
Emily Carlin, Emily Carlin

Bob's paranoid, perennial patient, Mr. Carlin, involves Emily in his scheme to impress his former schoolmates—especially a girl who never gave him the time of day.

EP16  Group on a Hot Tin Roof
Jan. 28,1978
Group on a Hot Tin Roof

Bob advises a patient named Mr. Plager to realize his human potential by writing a play based on his own experiences. But when Plager writes, directs, and produces an actual World War I drama whose characters bear a startling resemblance to the rest of Bob's patients, the warfare really begins.

EP15  Son of an Ex-Con Job
Jan. 21,1978
Son of an Ex-Con Job

Bob counsels a quintet of jovial ex-convicts to help them find honest employment.

EP14  Grizzly Emily
Jan. 14,1978
Grizzly Emily

Emily Hartley discovers a new low in male chauvinism when Bob's father arranges a fishing trip to his cabin and assigns her woman's work while the men brave the great out-of-doors.

EP13  Freudian Ship
Jan. 07,1978
Freudian Ship

The Hartleys embark on a seagoing vacation to put work behind them. But Bob can't resist playing psychologist when he undertakes to counsel a married couple.

EP12  'Twas the Pie Before Christmas
Dec. 24,1977
'Twas the Pie Before Christmas

Bob finds himself with unhappy and hostile patients who refuse to attend his Christmas party when they are mistakenly informed of a rate increase at the height of the Yuletide season. One patient is moved to hire a pie-throwing service.

EP11  Grand Delusion
Dec. 17,1977
Grand Delusion

Bob and Emily celebrate their 10th wedding anniversary with a dream flight into the fantasy of being married to different partners.

EP10  A Girl in Her Twenties
Dec. 03,1977
A Girl in Her Twenties

Emily's protective instincts are aroused when 70-year-old Grace DuBois, an odd but friendly recluse, is threatened with being sent to a rest home for elderly people who can't cope with reality.

EP9  Shallow Throat
Nov. 26,1977
Shallow Throat

At first, Bob is thrilled when a nontalkative patient named Mr. Twillmer finally opens up after being told that anything he might say will be held in the strictest confidence. His joy is short-lived when Twillmer confesses to grand larceny.

EP8  You're Fired, Mr. Chips
Nov. 19,1977
You're Fired, Mr. Chips

Bob interviews a variety of psychologists to take over his patients while he's out of town. It's soon apparent that they are very much in need of help themselves. When Bob's former teacher, Professor Dreebe, offers his services, it seems the perfect answer.

EP7  My Son the Comedian
Nov. 12,1977
My Son the Comedian

It's no laughing matter for Howard when his 12 year old son Howie announces he's leaving home to become a comedian.

EP6  A Day in the Life
Oct. 29,1977
A Day in the Life

Bob's impulsive decision to leave town for a week is received with disastrous emotions by his patients, who seemingly can't make it without him.

EP5  Carlin's New Suit
Oct. 22,1977
Carlin's New Suit

Bob deals with the amusing problems of an improbable paternity suit and a phone paging service that never pages him.

EP4  Who Was That Masked Man?
Oct. 15,1977
Who Was That Masked Man?

Bob is puzzled when his henpecked patient, Mr. Petersen, asserts himself with far-reaching consequences.

EP3  A Jackie Story
Oct. 08,1977
A Jackie Story

Jerry is terrified of losing his new dream girl.

EP2  Ex-Con Job
Oct. 01,1977
Ex-Con Job

Bob's attempt at treating convicts who are about to be released has him climbing the walls.

EP1  Bob's Change of Life
Sep. 24,1977
Bob's Change of Life

Bob's well-ordered life turns topsy-turvy when he and Emily move to a new Chicago residence.

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Released: 1972-09-16 | Released Producted By: MTM Enterprises , Country: United States of America Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website:
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The Bob Newhart Show is an American situation comedy produced by MTM Enterprises, which aired 142 original episodes on CBS from September 16, 1972, to April 1, 1978. Comedian Bob Newhart portrays a psychologist having to deal with his patients and fellow office workers. The show was filmed before a live audience.

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Bob Newhart , Suzanne Pleshette , Bill Daily

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Robert J. Maxwell Bob Newhart is a clinical psychologist living with his wife, teacher Susanne Pleshette, in a Chicago high rise apartment. His neighbor is airline navigator Bill Daily. Newhart commutes daily to his office where he is on friendly terms with the dentist who has an office on the same floor, Peter Bonerz, with whom he shares a secretary, the toothy but amiable Marcia Wallace. Newhart treats various clients, none of whom are suffering very much. The most cynical and sometimes obnoxious is Jack Reilly.This template allows for various forms of comedic exchanges between multiple characters and the opportunities are seized aptly.The central figure is Newhart himself and he's a caution. He's always low-keyed in his responses, almost a straight man, sometimes in the grip of some loony phone conversation, his reactions usually minimal and restricted to blinks or moues.The series is a constant treat if what you're looking for is understated, genteel humor. (Its opposite may be "Married With Children.") Newhart's character is conventional in the extreme, a font of humor. He wears those 1970s loud, polyester suits and wide ties as if born in them. His apartment is disgustingly bourgeois -- lots of dark wood paneling, frilly lampshades and table cloths, a wide sliding-glass window overlooking beautiful downtown Chicago. There's no point, and no room, in giving examples of the jokes but, well, hell, I'll briefly describe one. Newhart visits the office of a minister where, unknown to Newhart, a worker upstairs has just installed an air-conditioning vent. Newhart is uncomfortable in the presence of the reverend and keeps slipping in remarks about having to answer to a higher authority and so forth. As Newhart is leaving, the worker's voice issues from the air conditioner near the ceiling, shouting, "Dan, I'm coming DOWN now!" Newhart blinks and exits rapidly.Now, this doesn't sound funny, I admit, but that's part of my point. The humor lies in the way the situation is played. And the set-up is such that the slight variations in normal exchanges stand out vividly. It's rather like the contemporaneous "Mary Tyler Moore Show," which shared the same production company and sometimes writers and directors.You wouldn't want to live the ritualized existence of Newhart, his family, his friends, and his patients. "Hi, Bob," is a greeting so often repeated that a generation ago it was a drinking game among college students. They watched the show and every time a character said "Hi, Bob," the next kid in line would have to chug-a-lug his beer. I certainly wouldn't want to live in Newhart's Land of Cockaigne either. It's all so demoniacally clean. There's no filth, not anywhere.But it must be said, it's funny as hell, in the best sitcom tradition.
Syl Okay, the Bob Newhart Show wasn't for everybody. I never got a chance to watch it on television. Now on DVD, I am discovering it for the first time. The writing is smart and the acting is smarter than ever with Bob Newhart in the title role as a Chicago psychologist, Susan Pleshette as his wife and third grade school teacher. They are great couple on screen. Surprisingly, they don't have children in the show which is a big plus because the show works better without them. Marcia Wallace is wonderful as his secretary. The show is smart, funny, savvy, relevant, and most of all timeless. It's a classic sitcom that might be overlooked because it's not dirty or stupid like most sitcoms are today. The Bob Newhart Show and others of that era are classic and timeless and relevant to today's life. Too bad, shows like that aren't being developed for television today. It's our loss, isn't it?
Moax429 I'm afraid I must respectfully disagree with everyone else and agree 100% with cwdfwtx's comment.It was bad enough my folks subjected me to this soporific (and that's putting it mildly) sitcom (I was 10 years old when it premiered in 1972), and I had to endure it for the next 5 1/2 years. I was certainly glad when ABC's Saturday night lineup (which included "The Love Boat" and "Fantasy Island") eventually sent "Bob Newhart" to Cancellation City.Both TV Land and Superstation WGN were very smart to show the reruns at 3:30 A.M. Eastern time; if I ran out of Sominex, all I had to do was turn on "Bob Newhart" and I fell asleep within 10 minutes (this show has a very high "yawn factor").I was also shocked 20th Century Fox (which now owns all the MTM Entertainment shows) recently decided to put the first season of "Bob Newhart" on DVD, and now - GAG! CHOKE! - they announced the second year will be out soon. You can be damn sure I WON'T waste my hard-earned $30 on that, or the first season set!But, if Sominex ever becomes scarce....well, I just hope THAT doesn't happen!
Brian Washington This was part of the great CBS Saturday night line-up which included "Mary Tyler Moore", "All in the Family". Bob Newhart's deadpan reactions to all the craziness that was going on around him was what helped to make this show special. Its surprising how it never received an Emmy, or for that matter a nomination. Maybe it was because it was part of such a legendary prime time line-up that it got lost in the shuffle. Also, maybe it was due to the fact that it had such a strong ensemble that no one particular member of the cast stood out. Besides Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Peter Bonnerz, Marcia Wallace and Bill Daily all made this show what it was, but the funniest character on the show had to be Elliot Carlin. He definitely was one of the most acerbic characters ever created for television. This still is one of the classic situation comedies of its era and it was very much more of an intellectual show.